Ko Olina Golf Club, Oahu, Hawaii
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Ko Olina Golf Club is the centerpiece of Oahu’s latest resort development effort (or, at least to golfers and other reasonable people, it is). Though located amongst the dry plains of Oahu’s south side, the course teems with lovely Ted Robinson water features, including a drive-through waterfall by the 12th tee. The golf is fun and reasonably challenging for resort golf, but nothing that will test you too much, unless the trade winds are blowing. Plan on having lunch at Roy’s, one of Hawaiian chef Roy Yamaguchi’s chain of Pacific Rim restaurants, which is located adjacent to the clubhouse. Ask to be seated in the bar outside, so you can watch players wetting their approach shots on the 18th.
-Bryan Fryklund
April 6th, 2010 | Tags: Ewa Plain golf, Hawaii golf, Hawaii golf course, Ko Olina Golf Club, Oahu golf | Category: Golf Course Reviews | Leave a comment
Golf on the island of Molokai, Hawaii
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This month we’re offering not just a single course for download, but an entire chapter! (Of course, there’s only one active course on the island. Doh!) Molokai isn’t exactly a golfing wonderland, especially since the only resort course on the island (Kaluakoi Golf Club) closed right before our book went to print. However, the local’s 9-holer, Ironwood Hills, is absolutely worth playing if you’re in the neighborhood. Check it out.
March 9th, 2010 | Tags: Hawaii golf, Ironwood Hills Golf Course, Kaluakoi Golf Club, Molokai golf | Category: Golf Course Reviews | Leave a comment
The South Course at Mauna Lani Resort, Hawaii
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Mauna Lani’s South Course is one of the most fun courses in the state. The course boasts two strings of glorious ocean holes (including the postcard-perfect par-3 13th) amidst a rolling, emerald green layout cut through the signature black lava of the Big Island’s Kohala Coast. It’ll cost you a few nickles, but I’ve encountered nothing but smiles on the course, even from golfers who have just dropped one into the Pacific. With perennial sunshine, warm breezes, and picturesque, compelling golf, Mauna Lani’s South Course is a must-play on the Big Island.
-Bryan Fryklund
February 10th, 2010 | Tags: Big Island golf, Hawaii oceanside golf, Mauna Lani Resort, Mauna Lani South Course | Category: Golf Course Reviews | Leave a comment
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